Simar
Mostly girls · SIM-ar · Punjabi
Simar is a name of Punjabi origin, meaning “remembrance of God”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Simar mean?
Punjabi: Punjabi, related to simran
“remembrance of God”
Linked to simran, the Sikh practice of meditative remembrance of God's name.
- Say it
- SIM-ar
Is Simar a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Simar has been given to girls and boys, mostly girls.
How popular is Simar in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2012, with 23 girls.
Half of all the girls named Simar in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2022, 80% of the babies named Simar in the UK were girls.
Simar in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | #4,907 |
| 2023 | 5 | #4,251 |
| 2022 | 12 | #2,277 |
| 2021 | 5 | #4,148 |
| 2020 | 11 | #2,407 |
| 2019 | 9 | #2,792 |
| 2018 | 13 | #2,198 |
| 2017 | 10 | #2,652 |
| 2016 | 12 | #2,363 |
| 2015 | 8 | #3,114 |
| 2014 | 11 | #2,462 |
| 2013 | 7 | #3,338 |
| 2012 | 23 | #1,474 |
| 2011 | 16 | #1,824 |
| 2010 | 10 | #2,540 |
| 2009 | 11 | #2,298 |
| 2008 | 10 | #2,454 |
| 2007 | 9 | #2,543 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,724 |
| 2005 | 9 | #2,360 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,957 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
How popular is Simar in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 21 girls. It first appears in the records in 2003.
Half of all the girls named Simar in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Simar in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | #11,117 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 7 | #12,201 |
| 2020 | 6 | #13,448 |
| 2019 | 8 | #11,350 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 8 | #11,611 |
| 2016 | 8 | #11,776 |
| 2015 | 14 | #8,004 |
| 2014 | 14 | #8,050 |
| 2013 | 13 | #8,575 |
| 2012 | 12 | #9,105 |
| 2011 | 12 | #9,146 |
| 2010 | 12 | #9,227 |
| 2009 | 15 | #8,054 |
| 2008 | 14 | #8,525 |
| 2007 | 9 | #11,626 |
| 2006 | 21 | #6,123 |
| 2005 | 13 | #8,325 |
| 2004 | 8 | #11,617 |
| 2003 | 7 | #12,401 |
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